Improvement in transportation oil-cans



N. Du BRUL. Transportation Oil-Gan.

No. 202.335. Patented April 16, 1873.

INVENTOR UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NAPOLEON DU BVRUL, 0F CINCINNATI, 01110, Assidnon TO NAPOLEON DU BRUL & 00., or SAME PLACE.

- IMPROVEMENT IN TRANSPORTATION OIL-CANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 202,335, dated April 16, 1878 application filed October 20, 1877.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, N A'PoLEoN DU BRUL, of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Transportation-Cans, of which the following is a specification:

My invention relates to an improved construction of those vessels used for transporting oil, and consisting of a can having a case or covering of wood.

My improvement consists, first, in separating a corner of the cover over the nozzle and pivotin g the detached portion to the case.

My improvement consists, secondly, in combining with the cover, having a pivoted corner, a latch for securing said corner to the cover.

My improvement consists, thirdly, in securing the can to the case by means of a band passing entirely around one side between the cover and the bottom of the case, thus dispensing with the necessity of mortisin g or piercing the side to admit the band ends before said ends are secured together.

My improvement consists, fourthly, in constructing the meeting-edges of the cover and its pivoted corner with an overlap-joint, so as to secure the corner vertically.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved transportation-can, the latch being raised and the pivoted corner turned on one side. Fig. 2 is a top view'of the device, the meeting-edges of the pivoted corner and the cover being locked together by a latch. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4. is a vertical section of the upper portion on the line 4 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a part of the can, showing the corner provided with a shield, adapted to conceal the opening for the drip-trough.

A represents a can, and B the case thereof, the case conforming to the shape of the can, which may be of any suitable form. The can is secured to the side I) of the case by a band, C, rigidly attached to the can by solder, and its ends 0 0 passed over and under the side b and fastened at c. This mode of attaching the can to the case avoids the necessity of piercing or mortising the sides of the case for suitable manner.

corner or portion, H, separated therefrom, and

a handle, 9, for lifting the device. The lid or cover proper is secured to the case in any The corner H is attached to the case by means of a pivot, I, so as to admit of being turned around on its pivot to uncover the nozzle and drip -trough. The meeting-edges of the cover and its pivoted corner are preferably lapped. The edges are shown as beveled in Figs. 1 and 3, rabbeted in Fig. 4., and tongue and grooved in Fig. 5. When said edges are constructed in this way, or the equivalent thereof, the pivoted corner is secured against vertical movement at that art. p The corner is locked to the cover by a latch, J, secured within a slit, j, in the cover by a hinge-pin, K. The latch is inserted in a slit, j, in the corner H to lock the parts together, and raised to unlock the same. The latch is provided with a lap, M, on the upper side, by which it is raised or lowered.

A cut, N, permits a tool to be inserted beneath the lap when it is desired to lift the latch. A shield, O,'is secured to the pivoted corner for the purpose of protecting and concealing the drip-trough and opening. This shield is shown in Fig. 5.

Having thus described my invention, the following is what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. An incased can, the cover of the case having a corner, H, separated therefrom and pivoted to the case, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. An incased can provided with a cover, G, having a pivoted corner, H, and a latch, J, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. An inoased can, the can secured to the with an overlap-joint, in combination with an case by a metal band or strip passing entirely ineased can as and forothe purpose set forth. around one side between the cover and the bottom of said case, as and for the purpose set NAPOLEON DU BRUL' forth. Witnesses:

4. The cover G, having a pivoted portion or GEORGE PREssLER,

corner, H, said cover and corner provided OYRIAO DU BRUL. 

